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The Beatitudes

I believe God is intimately related to Dark Energy. Might even be dark energy. Even scientists think this as they call it "the God particle." From what I've read, at this point it looks like the universe can keep expanding, can stop expanding, or can even begin shrinking! Obviously, God is in charge.

After praying about what God wanted me to write about today, I opened right to the Beatitudes. So here goes. It is one of the most beautiful prayers in the Bible, and is originally from Jesus. Jesus oft quoted the Prophets in the things He said, but this was very original to Jesus:

The Beatitudes

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you,
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. ~Matthew 5:3-11

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~Torah observant, Christ inspired~
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The more one loves God, the more it is that having nothing in the world means everything, and the less one loves God, the more it is that having everything in the world means nothing.

Do not resist an evil person, but to him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer also the other. ~Matthew 5:39

“Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability. To trace the remote in the immediate; the eternal in the ephemeral; the past in the present; the infinite in the finite; these are to me the springs of delight and beauty.” ~ H.P. Lovecraft

I don't know I grew up in the bible belt and very little about extreme fundamental christian beliefs surprise me, plus she's made similar threads. I don't agree with 98% of what she's saying in this thread though. I've just learned to nod a smile politely, and when someone says they'll pray for you, even especially when you don't want it, just say "thank you"

I don't know I grew up in the bible belt and very little about extreme fundamental christian beliefs surprise me, plus she's made similar threads.

That was exactly my point, Prpl. I don't think she's a troll either, she believes all this. Poe's Law has one noted application that one can mistake a sincere person for a troll if the behavior is extreme enough.

I just find it annoying that the thread is called "The 'GOD' thread" but it's really not about "god" in general, since the name "God" is used by various religions to descrivbe a variance of divine personas; it should really just be "The [particular sect] Christian Thread."

"Hey Capa -- We're only stardust." ~ "Sunshine"

“Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability. To trace the remote in the immediate; the eternal in the ephemeral; the past in the present; the infinite in the finite; these are to me the springs of delight and beauty.” ~ H.P. Lovecraft